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NOVEMBER 5, 1885. 



NASHVILLE, 

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CUMBERLAND COLLEGE 



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Of the Tnwft 



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1. The Tnistees are constitated. y Charter, the ^opreme 
LegislatiTe and Jadicial Body of the nstihitioD. 

2. Thej enact all the laws, appoia all the execatlre officers 
and iostmcters, and hare the exclt re manageineDt and con- 
iFol of aU the property and fimdsof! e institatioo. 

3. In order to the impaitial, salmn* and faiihfal govenn 
ment of the institution confided to ttir care, they agree and 
declare, that thev will not, in their jlividnal capacity, commit 
themselves by expressing an opinioz b regard to any measare 
whirh is abont to be presented to th*ICorporation for their de- 
cision; that the J will not give any pifate pledge to advocate 
the caose of any indiTidaal who tlm intend to prefer a coni- 
plaint of grieTance or an appeal to ae Board; that they will 
not promise to support the applicati>4 of any candidate for an 
office in the College, or for the increase of any salary, or for 
the granting of any privilege or icldgence whatever (o any 
existing officer; nor do any act. or gfie any intimation which 
shall tend to pi event them from jodfkg and voting on all cases 
which may come before the Board, ^mh perfect independence, 
and free from all bias. They morecier agree, that they will 
give no coontenance to any stateme-t or report injarioos to the 
character of any officer of the Coller?. r :: 'r'at of him disres. 
pectfally, until , after a candid inver. -^ :l. .id a fiiir hearirig 
before the Board, he sha.! be declared cnlpable. and unwortby 
^ f hi? office. 



4. All discussions and debates in the Board, are to be regar- 
<led so far confidential, as that no member shall be at liberty to 
divulge the opinion or votfe of any individual, which might, 
if known, have a tendency to expose him to obloquy, reproach 
or injury. 

5. Any person desirous to bring any subject, matter, applica- 
tion, complaint, request, or appeal, before the Board, is expected 
to signify his wish to the 'President, Secretary, or some other 
member of the board, simply with a view that his case may be 
duly laid before them at th^ir next meeting ; accompanied also 

with such statements, evidence, documents, testimonials or re- 

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ferences as may be necessary to the illustration or support of 
his cause. ^ 

6. No student shall be Spelled from the College, except by 
the Board of Trustees. ]V&r shall a suspended student be res- 
tored without the consent of the Faculty . 



CHAPTER n. 
Of the Fatuity of the College. 

1. The Faculty of thefcollege shall be composed ot the 
President, Professors, Taors, and all other persons concerned 
in its immediate governmelt and instruction, except those who 
may be specially excludedjby the Board of Trustees. 

2. A majority of the members of the Faculty shall, when 
duly convened, constitute I quorum. 

3- Every matter brougffi before the Faculty, shall be deci- 
ded by votes; and it shallfce the privilege of the President, 
when present, to vote in al cases, and also to give a casting vote 
when otherwise there wond be a tie. 

4. The Faculty shall 1« jp a book of records or minutes, and 
appoint a Clerk, who shalllnter therein a fair statement of their 
transactions and resolution^ which book the clerk shall lay be- 
fore the Trustees wheneve} required. 

5. The President may convene the Faculty at his discretion, 
and appoint the time and place of meeting. 

6. It is the duty of every officer individually, to use his ut- 
most vigilance and exertions to carry into complete effect, eve- 
ry law of the College without exception. As he is clothed with 



sufficient authority to make himself and the laws respected, he 
isnevertosufferany violatioQof a law known to him, to pass 
Tfithoat its due reprehension or panishaient. 

7. An exemplary regard to moral anj religious duties, is in- 
dispensable in every officer of the Collige. 

8. All the officers of the College hafB the right to enter the 
rooms of the students at their pleasure, ^nd it is their duty fre- 
quently to visit them. 

9. No member of the Faculty shall igage in any pursuit or 
occupation that will interfere with a fated and punctual dis- 
charge of his official duties, without tfi^ consent of the Board 
of Trustees. I 



CHAPTER nil 
Of the Presidei, 

1. To the President is committed la general saperiatend- 
ence of themterests and reputation of le institTtion. which he 
is bound to promote and maintain by eiwy exertion in his pow- 
er. [ 

2. He is, €x officio, President of the Jard of Trustees, and 
of the Faculty, when present with themland also the adminis- 
trator of their decisions in cases of discijine. 

3. He has a right to be present at thelecitaticn of any class 
in the College, as often as he may see p|)per, and to conduct 
or hear the recitation if he choose. 

4. He will take such branches of iaatuction into his own 
hands, as he may judge that the numbefof other teachers and 
the exigencies of the institution shall render necessary and 
proper. 

5. All the religious exercises and slaclies of the College are 
cornmiiied to bis direction: and the otfi|r members of (he Fa- 
culty are required to render him such assistance as may be 
deemed necessary to the punctual and. feithful discharge of 
these duties. 

6. He is to preside at examination? 5nl commencements, and 



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CHAPTER IV. 
Of the Professors. 

1. The Professors shall be responsible for the faithful in- 
struction of the students in those departments of science and 
literature, which they severally profess. And they will be ex- 
pected to render such additional aid in the general instruction 
of the College, as the Facalty, from time to time, may judge ex- 
pedient. 

2. They shall take vuk according to the dates of their res- 
pective appointments: uriess, on account of the superior age 
and distinguished reputa1p)n of a newly elected Professor, tlie 
Trustees shall otherwise Bireet. 

3. In the absence or sitft^ness of the President, the Senior 
Professor, present, shall invene and preside in the Faculty. 

4. Those Professors wSpse circumstances will permit, may 
reside in the College edioe, and diet with the students in the 
College refectory. TtiMiay be required of them by the Trus- 
tees, whenever the welfae of the institution shall demand it. 

6. They shall, as far al practicable, aid the Tutors in the 
preservation of order in ie College, and diligently cooperate 
with the Faculty in everimeasure calculated to promote the 
prosperity and reputatioiof the institution. 

6. It is expected that fle students shall have ready access to 
them, for the purpose oflbtaining such assistance as they may 
need in the daily prosecfcon of their studies. 

7. It shall be their duir to attend morning and evening pray- 
ers in the College Chaptf) except when necessarily prevented. 



CHAPTER V. 
&/ the Tutors. 

1 . The Tutors shall tdte such part in the instruction of the 
College, as may be assigned to them respectively by the Presi- 
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2. They shall live iD the College edifice, unless prevented by 
sickiiess; and to them, with the Professors, is specially commit- 
ted the preservation of order and decorum in the College. 

8. To encourage and assist the students, and to prompt them 
to diligence in their studies, they and the Professors, who re- 



sideio the College, shall visit their iDoms whenever they deem 
it proper, or as often as the Faculty nay direct. And to those 
stadents who shall be ascertained tJbe unlawfally absent from 
their rooms, or idle, or improperly Aiployed, they shall admin- 
ister suitable reproof, or report thei 
with according to the nature of thei 

4. They shall attend the meals oi he students, and see that 
they conduct themselves with prop] jty while they are in the 
Dining Hall. J 

5. They are to be present with 'hi stadents at morning and 
evening prayers; and to preside in ^ absence of the superior 
officers. 



to the Faculty, to be dealt 
offence. 



CHAPTER ^r 



College, 

e College; namely, the 



Of Amission int 

1. There shall be four elates in 
Freshman, Sophomore, Junior and Sfcior. 

2. Candidates for admission into t » Freshman class, are ex- 
pected to be accarately acquainted Irith the Grammar, inclu- 
ding prosody, of the Greek and La'.f tongues, with Mairs In- 
troduction, and such other elemeiii^ books as are usually 
taught in ^spectable Grammar S:kols; Cassar's Commenta- 
ries, Virgil, Cicero's Orations, GreeaTestament and Dalzel's 
Collectanea Grsca Minora, or with cJ^eT Greek and Latin au- 
thors, equivalent to these; and also v<lh English Grammar, A- 
rithmetic and Geography. 

3. Xo person shall be admitted to ak advanced standing, un- 
less he be equal to the class for which fte shall be a candidate, 

4. No person shall be admitted ii:! this College, who may 
have studied at any other College or University, without pro- 
ducing a certificate from the Presided or Faculty of such Col- 
lege or University, that he has left i: without censure. 

5. No person shall be admitted iilo this College, who is 
known ever to have been concerned, e|her as principal or se- 
cond, in a duel. Nor shall any persoa'be thus received, who is 
unable to furnish satisfactory testimroials of his good moral 

haracter. 
5, Every person, before he is admitted to an actual gtandiog 

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in any class, shall produce io tie Faculty a receipt or ceftifi* 
cate from the Treasurer of theCollege, by which it shall ap- 
pear that he has fully complied with theeKisting orders of the 
Trustees relative to the pavBi#Bt of his College dues. And 
this rule shall also be obseriedin regard to all the students at 
the commencement of every tiew session of the College, or 
whenever they shall, after aTaeation or any absence, return 
to the College. So that, ir w case whatever, shall a student 
be in arrears to the College, fccept upon the responsibility of 
the Treasurer, or of such omer as shfdl admit him to recita- 
tion notwithstanding the aovisions of this statute. And if 
the Treasurer shall give tolstudent a receipt or certificate for 
any sum less than the amoiiBdue to the College from s Kh stu- 
dent, he shall be lesponsibl&r the reu^ainder of said student^s 
dues; and the Faculty mayprmithim to attend all the exerci- 
ses of the College. 

7. If any new student shi 
commencement of a sessi( 



middle of a session, he 

8. To prevent all excus^ 
laws of this institution, evj 
receive a copy of them, foj 
twenty -five cents, to defraj 

9. Every student, in ore 
in presence of the Facultl 



fbe received into College after the 
»d before the middle of it, he shall 
pay the tuition, room-reilLibrary money and other minor 
charges, accruing on the vmle session. If admitted after the 

pay for the half thereof 
irising from an ignorance of the 
student, upon his admission, shall 
?hich he shall pay to the Treasurer 
the expenses of printing, 
'to his regular matriculation, shall, 
)lemnly pledge his truth and hon- 
or to obey the laws of the ^titution. He shall then subscribe 
his name to the following rm, to be kept in a book for that pur- 
pose by the Faculty, viz: 

"We, whose names ap underwritten, do declare that we 
have acquiesced in, and sg mnly promised to obey the laws of 
this College, as they are cjntained io the pamphlet under that 
title" - 

10. When the Faculty #em it expedient, they may receive 
students for a limited timcfepon probation ; with a view either 
to ascertain their qualifications for any particular class, or to 
learn more fully their morai character and disposition . 



CHAPTEraVir. 

Of Punishkents, 

1. Tbe administration of the ^o\ rnment of this College will. 
€rer be mild and equitable, and aa nearly parental as the na- 
ture of the establishment will admi The reformation of the 
offender will be steadily and jadici( lely aimed at as far as prac- 
ticable: and no severe or disgrace! penalty will be awarded, 
except when the paramount interea of the institution shall de- 
mand it, or when tbe ^sgitioos ch 'acter of the offence shall 
render it indispensable. 

2. The pnnishmeats of th€ iD?ti tion, being wholly of the 
moral kind, and addressed to the -e e of duty and the princi- 
ples of honor and shame, are the blowing, namely: Private 
admonition of a student by any oSc r of the College; admoni- 
tion before the Faculty ; formal adi inition before the class of 
the offender; public admonition an reprehension in the pre- 
sence of all the students; suspensioj rom the privileges of the 
College foralimited time; suspeQsi \ for an indefinite period; 
public and formal expulsion. 

In all cases of admonition, or of 
the party or parties censured mar 
acknowledgments, concessions. pr<r 
promises of amendment and of futiiigood behaviour. Or they 
may be put on a state of probaticn. fcth an intimation, that, for 
the next offence, the penalty will tn Bore severe, or tbe most 
fiCFere that cau be iiiffict^d. 

3. In ail laws where the penaltr \ not specified, the selec- 
tion and application of any o'[ thefe Kinishments shall be dis- 
cretionary with the Faculty, The acuity, moreover, are to 
jud^ of the circumstances of the >j|nce, and to consider whe- 
ther they extenuate or aggravate vi nature, and to proportion 
Ae penalty accordingly. The repetition of offences shaU al= 
ways be considered as an aggravautu; circumstance. 

4. If any student shall refuse to remove out of the College on 
being suspended, the Faculty are aatorised to cause him to be 
iminediately removed, and, if necelKiry, to call in aid the 
Trustees or civil authorities: and they may also cause an ex- 
tract of their minutes respecting bin to be published in the 



storation after suspension, 
required to make suitable 
ssions of penitence, and 



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newspapers; and such student shall be expelled, and never af- 
terwards be readmitted to the College. 



cmPTER vin. 

Of study. 

1. The regular Collegecourse of study may be completed in 
four years. 

2. Every student shall diligently apply himself to such studies 
as shall be prescribed to lini by his teacher, and shall be care- 
ful not to be absent from tnjirecitation of his class. 

3. Every instructer shall,j»ith the approbation of the Presi- 
dent, appoint the time and Ace for the recitations of the class 
which he instructs. r 

4. When a student is absmt from recitation, without the per- 
mission of his instructer, kffihall be called to an account for it ; 
and if he have not a sufficiftt excuse to justify the absence, be 
shall be reprimanded by iiansfructer according to the nature 
of the offence ; and if a itJent be frequenlly absent, he shall 
be reported to the facultj, id be subjected to such punishment 
as they may judge necessij. 

6. The hours of study stM be from sunrise till breakfast ; from 
nine o'clock till twelve intMforenoon ; from two till five in the 
afternoon ; and, in the mmr session, from eight till bed-time 
in the evening. Duringwlch hours every student shall keep 
his room, unless called froJit to recite, or by some urgent ne- 
cessity, of which he shall always be ready to give an account ta 
any officer of the College who may observe his absence. It is 
specially enjoined upon all the students to remain in their rooms 
after the ringing of the evening bell, unless obliged to leave 
them by some cause that will obviously justify their absence to 
the members of the Faculil 

G. At the close of eacJlession of the College, every class 
shall be strictly examined pi all the studies of that session.— 
The examinations shall be |ublic, so far as to admit not only the 
trustees, but all gentlemenbf liberal education who may choose 
to be present, and such other persons as the Faculty or Trustees 
may invite. 

7. Those students who shall appear to the Faculty, on exam- 



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talents or iadustry, are 
e admitted to it vfhen. 



ioatioD, to be deficient in their studifs, shall be dealt with ac- 
cording to the nature and extent of ie deficiency. If the de- 
ficiency be great, the party in whom it appears shall be put into 
a lewer class. If it be such as can bj remedied by diligence,, 
the Faculty may allow the ensuing y cation to make it up, and 
examine the party at the beginning i ' the succeeding session. 
Ifproofs of culpable negligence appea' in any, though it have 
not been productive of gross deficieni r, the Faculty may men- 
tion before the class the names of ^u i persons, and administer 
a reproof to them, and an exhortati< i to greater diligence in 
future. Those, on the contrary, who mall appear to excel, may 
be mentioned with approbation. Ann in awarding all literary 
honours and distinctions, a regard skll be had to the moral 
conduct and orderly behaviour of the 
tinctions. 

8. Students, who, by extraordinai 
able to overtake a higher class, siiall 
the Faculty are satisfied that they ^ir duly qualified. 

9. Students desirous to learn the F] nch, Italian or Spanish 
languages, may attend the Professor f Modern languages for 
the purpose, provided they have the oiusent of their parents or 
guardians and the permission of the Faulty. 

10. No student, during the regularsessions of the College, 
shall attend any school or teacher to learn music, fencing or 
other accomplishments, or any art, science or language not 
taught in the College, except by permi^ionof the Faculty, in 
consequence of a written request from lis parent or guardian. 

11. The studies of the College are the following, viz: 
Algebra, Elements of Geometry, Plane and Spherical Trigo- 
nometry, Descriptive Geometry. Cooic Sections^ Analytical 
Geometry; Diflerential and Integrall Calculus, Mensuration, 
Surveying, Navigation, Mechanics, Astronomy, Chemistry, Ex- 
perimental Philosophy, Natural History, Roman and Grecian 
Antiquities, Rhetoric andBellesLettre;. History and Chronology j^ 
the Greek and Latin Classics, Moral Philosophy. Logic, Politi- 
cal Economy, Philosophy of Mind, the Principles of Natural 
and Political Law, Composition, Oratory, Criticism, Natural 
Theology, Evidences of the Christian Religion, and the Holy 
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English Grammar, Arithmetic and Geography, thoiigh requi* 
red as qualifications for admission, will be carefully revised. 

CHAPTER IX. 
Of Fuhlic Speaking, 

1; For the improvement of the Students in public speaking, 
two or more orations, as the Faculty may direct, shall be pro- 
nounced every evening (Soadays and holidays excepted) im- 
mediately after prayers,on the stage in the College Chapel. 
These shall be assigned to>, the students in rotation, so that all 
may have the benefit of thii exercise; nor shall any student be 
exempted from it, except ci account of aatural impediments or 
other disqualifications, of ifhich the President or Faculty may 
judge. This statute maj bl altered or modified at the discre- 
tion of the Faculty. 

2. The members of the Senior class may, in addition to the 
above exercises, or in plaic of them, be required to pronounce, 
at stated times, oration* or declamations of their own composi- 
tion, as the President stall direct. 

3 .Occasional exerciseslo public speaking may be assigned at 
the discretion of the Presient- 

4. Nothing indecent, pAfane or immoral shall at any time be 
delivered on i\\e public stji^e, under penalty of such censure as 
the Faculty or Trustees slllill judge proper. And it shall be the 
duty of every student ivho is appointed to speak in public, and 
previously to his comrn^cement performances especially, to 
show to the President or^ome officer designated by him, the 
whole of what he propojfes to speak; and he shall not fail to ob- 
serve such corrections ^may be made in his exercise: and if 
any student shall pronoiice any thing in public of a censurable 
nature, in contradiction § the directions or corrections of the 
officer to whom he harshown his piece, the President is au- 
thorized to stop him on lie public stage, and he shall be other- 
wise punished as the Trtetees or Faculty may determine. 



CHAPTER X. 
Of the Steward, and of order in the Dining Hall, 
1 . All the students are required to diet with the Steward of 



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the CoHeee. except those who live at ^me, or who board with 
their relatives, or with the members oithe Facalty, or withsoch 
respectable private families as may bidesignated by their par- 
ents or guardians, subject to the appi ibation of the Trustees 
and to such rules as they may prescril '. 

2. At the usual sig^nal or summons )r breakfast, dinner and 
sapper, the students shall go peaceab ^ to the door of the Di- 
ning Hall, where they shall wait five i mates, if necessary, for 
a professor or tutor. 

3. After entering the Hall they shJ stand, in their respec 
tive places, at the tables, in pertect -ilfce, until a blessing shall 
be asked by the presiding officer. 

4. They shall sit at the tables acco 
the Faculty or tutors shall appoint. 
all the regulations which may be 
proper behaviour. 

5. They shall, at all times, pay res 
College, and they shall not. on any acclsion, infringe the regu- 
lations, which, with the approbation i the Faculty, he may- 
make for tne good order of the ser?aai or of the Dining Hall 
and kitchen. 

6. Any officer of the College presei shall have full power 



g to the order which 
shall carefully observe 
e (or their decent and 

to the Steward of the 



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to reprimar.d any student who shall b^b»e. m any respect, in- 
decently or improperly: or to order hi| instantly to leave the 
dining Hall, and, if he refhse to obey ^ph ordar, he shall be 
suspended by the Faculty. • 

7. At the close of each meal, and opon the rising of the 
presiding officer from his chair, the stuiaits shall rise, and stand 
in their several places, until thanks sLiI have been returned, 
wheo they shall retire without noise crdlsorder, from the Hall. 
Nor shall a student, on any occasior: >"-; the table before it 
be regularly dismissed, except by pe .-: . from one of the 
officers present. 

3. The Steward shall not be oblige i to provide any by -meal, 
except in case of sickness, for any student who may not attend 
at the regular hours for breakfast, dinLer and supp>€r. 

9 . All damages done to the refecton' or furniture thereof, 
shall be paid for by the individuals who have done the samC; 



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wheiithey can be discovered; otherwise the amount shall be 
levied equally on those wlio belong to the same mess, or who 
sit at the same table, where the injury has been committed, or 
on all who diet in the refectory, at the discretion of the inspec- 
tor of the College. 

10. The price of boad per week, shall be determined by 
the Trustees, as often as shall be judged necessary. 

11. The students are^eqairedtopay the Steward for each 
session in advance, agre(ab/y to the rate fixed by the Trustees, 
or to give him satisfactory apurity for the payment. Any cred- 
it allowed by him must, in ^i cases, be at his own risk. 

12. The Steward, when jrequrred, shall employ the necessa- 
ry servants for the Colle^efBubject to the approbation of the 
Faculty. He may also furnish the students with wood, candles 
and washing, in such waf as the Trustees or Faculty shall di- 
rect. 

13. The Faculty areauAorised to dispense with, alter, mod- 
ify, or add to, any of th( nies contained in this chapter, whene- 
ver they shall deem it eimdlent. 



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CHAPTER XII. 
Of Br ess. 

1. It is recommended to the students to be plain and econo- 
mical in their dress, but it is required of them always to appear 
neat and cleanly: ^nd if any student shall be grossly negligent 
in this respect, it shall bcihe duty of the College officers to ad- 
monish him for it, and tolee that he preserve a decent appear- 
ance. 

2. Every student shalfcossess a black gown, which shall be 
made agreeably to a faslon prescribed by the Faculty; and all 
the students shall appeatn their gowns, on all such occasions 
as shall be specified andlnnounced to them by the Trustees or 
Faculty. 



eHAPTER Xll. 
Of Religious focercises and the Sahbath, 
1. Every student shall attend morning and evening prayers 
in the College Chapel, a^t the hours appointed by the President, 



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and sball behave with gravity and refercDce daring the whole 
service. 

2. All the stnilenfe ^alVaUend pf)lic worship on the SalS 

bath or Lord's dav, at sach places aj shall be designated bj 

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their parents or gnardians, and sbal be carefhl to maintain a 

reverential deportment. The due o servance of the whole of 
the Sabbath is indispensable, and all factices inconsistent there- 
with, are expressly prohibited. 

3. As it is the right of every relig ms denomination to en- 
joy their peculiar sentiments and tna es of worship, it is order- 
ed, that the officers of College, m thei instractien of the students 
avoid, as much as possible, those ( ntroverted points which 
have so long divided the christian w rid : but, as the principles 
of irreligion are destructive of S(x:i», and pernicious to all 
regular and salutary discipline in lite ary institutions, it is also 
ordered, that, if any student shall a^ w or propagate princi- 
ples subversive of religion or morals je shall be liable to admO' 
nition, suspension or expulsion. 

4. No student, who resides m the Allege, shall go out of the 
College yard on Sunday without pemission. 

5. The students may be required 4 study on the Sabbath, 
the Holy Scriptures, the Evidence? oithe Christian Religion, 
or Natural Theology: and to attend ^n such other religious 
exercises and lectures as the Presideit shall direct. 



CHAPTER XII. 
Of moral conduct and rininul offences. 
The students are to consider theiisdves. and each other, as 
young gentlemen, associated for the purposes of mutual im- 
provement; and that it is their intenst and their duty to de- 
mean themselves accordingly. As aft the laws and regulation 
of this institution have originated from a paternal solicitude to 
promote their present comfort and idiancement in knowledge, 
and their future usefulness and respectability in society; and as 
they have deliberately pledged their veracity and honor to Or- 
bey these laws, it is confidently expected that but few individ- 
uals will ever be found in this literary commonity, either so 
thoughtless or so abandoned as to disregard their privileges, ie- 



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dulge in folly and vice, disappoint the reasonable hopes of their 
friends, and forfeit their title to the benefits and honours of this 
institution. With a view, lowcver, to naeet the most unfortu- 
nate and perverse tempers and dispositions; and to prevent all 
pleas of ignorance and misapprehension in regard to duty, it is 
judged expedient to make the Ibllowing additional statutes and 
specifications. 

1. No exercises of the College, appointed hy the Trustees or 
Faculty, shall ever be neglec^ by any student without asufl&- 
cient excuse, of which thj competent authority is to be the 
sole judge. Monitors shall I^Lippointed to note down the ab- 
sentees from such exercises, ^often as the Faculty or any par- 
think proper. It shall be the 
a faithful report of all delin- 
l^nd, in case of failure, they shall 
>f the Faculty. 

^ve been refused any indulgence 

same indulgence from another 

'quest as an appeal from a tutor 

id state the whole case with its 



ticular instructer of a class i 
duty of the Monitors to prest 
quents whenever required, 
be punished at the discretioii 

2. No student, who shall 
by one ol^cer, shall solicit t| 
officer; unless he prefer liisj 
or professor to the Faculty, 
circumstances. 

3. If any student be guiltjfcf perjury, robbery, theft, forge- 
ry, or any other crime for Jch an infamous punishment may 
be inflicted by the laws of m state, he shall be expelled. 

4. If any student shall pmess or exhibit any indecent pic- 
ture, or purchase, introducAr read in College any obscene or 
impious books, or be gtiiltylTlying, profaneness, intemperance, 
playing at cards or other u Awful games, (or at any game for 
a wager,) or of other grosammoralities or impieties, he shall 
be punished according to tl heinousness o£ the offence, by ad- 
monition, suspension or exjjsion. 

5. If any student shall Arrel with, insult or abuse a fellow- 
student, or any person wh»ver, he shall make (if so directed) 
suitable acknowledgments a the offended or injured party, be 
admonished by the Facultj^nd give satisfactory assurances of 
his future peaceable and oilerly behaviour; or be otherwise 
punished at the discretion i the Faculty. 

6. If any student shall fight a duel, or send or accept a chal 



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"^enge to fight a duel, or carry such c allenge, or be a second in 
u duel or in any wise aid or abet it, r abuse or ridicule a fel- 
iow-student for refusing to fight or b< concerned in a duel, he 
shall be immediately expelled. 

7. No student shall bring, or cau! to be brought into Col- 
lege, or, on any occasion, keep in his >om, any spirituous or fer- 
mented liquors ; nor any fire-arms or i nraunition of any kind ; nor 
a sword, dirk, sword-cane or any dea ly weapon whatever, up= 
on penalty of such censure or punia ment as the Faculty may 
judge the offence to deserve. 

8 No student shall go to a tavern or other house where ine- 
briating liquors are sold, without pe nission from a member of 
the Faculty; and the purpose for i liich a student shall de- 
sire to go to any such place, shall b by him specified to the of- 
ficer from whom he shall ask perm eion ; and the permission 
obtained shall be considered as grai ed for that purpose only: 
nor shall the time of continuance atlich places be greater than 
that for which permission shall havieen given. Every viola- 
tion of this law shall be punished at ti discretion of the Faculty. 

9. No student shall, on any occasli, keep company with per- 
sons of notoriously bad character. u|^er penalty of admonition, 
SH^pension or expulsion. 

10. The students are required to teat all persons, with whom 
they have intercourse, with decencyand propriety; but espe- 
cially to exhibit the most respectfuUeportment to the officers 
of the College. And if a student shill disobey any of the law- 
ful commands of his teachers, or shal, either in speech or ac- 
tion, manifest disrespect towards any of them, or shall refiiseto 
appearpersonallybeforethem, orauf one of them, when re- 
quired to do so, he shall be admonnhed, suspended or expelled, 
according to the nature of the offeijce. 

11. Any student, when required to do so, shall open the door 
of his room to any officer of the College; and if he refuse, the 
officer may break it open, and the expense of repairing it shall 
be defrayed by the student, who shall also be punished for diso- 
bedience. 

12. Any students who may be permitted to remain m the 
College, op.in the town, during the vacations, shall be subject to 



^1 t^i^ l^w^ji ^^specti^^ cl^cei^t ^d orderly co^B^duct, and shall be 
Vif^i^er thp superinten^^ncs s^fi^, control of the Faculty. And all 
tjip s^dentfj, w.l^efever thJy sp|nd their vacations, are required 
to behave with modesty md d^orum: And if it be ascertained 
that they have been guiltj, ^|ile absent, of any immoral or fla- 
gitious conduct, i\i^y ^^^al bf liable to such censure or penalty 
as the Faculty may judg( t^ ^ merited.. 

13. No shouting, loud tilkj^g, whistling, jumping, dancing, 
or any other boisterous n^isff^, shall be permitted in the entries 
or rooms of the College at aay time, upon such penalty as the 
nature of the offence maj, igthe judgment of the Faculty, de- 
serve. During the hours omudy especially, perfect silence 
must be maintained thrqu3:h& the house. 

14. All writing, cutting qr»aiking upon the walls, doors or 
furniture of the College, is mrictly prohibited. And any stu- 
dent convicted thereof, sk^besides paying double the amount 
of damage done to the piopttty, be punished at the discretion 
of the Faculty. 

15. fvery student shall p«serve order and decorum in his 
own room, and shall be resp jsible for all disorder therein, un- 
less he give information, wiien in his power, of the person or 
persons from whom it proceeded. 

IQ. If any clubs or combijLtions of the students shall, at a- 
ny time, take place, either Ir resisting the authority of the 
College, interfering in its gofemment, or for concealing or exe- 
cuting any mischievous desjn, every student concerned in such 
combination, shall be consimred as guilty of the offence which 
was intended. And the F Jlilty are empowered and directed 
to break up all such combinlions as soon as discovered, and to 
inflict a severer punishmenlpn each individual than if the of- 
fence intended had been coiBQitteci in his individual capacity, 
whatever be the number cfterned, or whatever be the conse- 
quence to the College. j 

17. If any student shall grossly neglect his studies, or if his 
general conduct shall be suidS that it does not appear to comport 
i^ith the interests of the insi^tution, or with his own interest, to 
continue him in it, the Presfflent is authorised to inform his pa- 
rent orguardian that the further continuance of such student 



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will be inexpedient, and to dismiss him, cf allow him to go home, 
without public censure. And if he refAe to go, he shall be 
suspended or expelled. j 

18. No student, during the regular ^ssions of the College, 
shall attend any ball, theatre, horse-raie, or any unlawful or 
expensive amusement whatever. Cocl-fighting is especially 
forbidden; and any student guilty of it ihall be suspended or 
expelled. \ 

19. No student suspended or expelled from the College shall 
f nter the edifice, or come on the Colle« grounds, without per- 
mission from the President: nor shall tie other students of the 
College visit or keep company with a Suspended or expelled 
student, without the President's permisiion. 

20. No student, who lives in the Coljege, shall, without per- 
mission, go to a greater distance than ^o miles from the Col- 
lege, at any time, during the continuance of the Session. 

21. No student shall keep, for his useor pleasure, any horse, 
earriage , dog or servant : except wheahis parent or guardian 
shall, with the appiobation of the Facjty, allow him a horse 
for the purpose of healthful exercise. Nor shall he indulge in 
any gratification or practice involving otedless or extraordinary 
expense. 

22. Every student shall preserve not only his own room, but 
every part of the College premises, as neat and cleanly as pos- 
sible: nor shall he throw out of his window, or asrainst the sides 
of the College, any filth of any description, under penalty of 
such censure or punishment as the offen'.e may deserve. 

23. The students shall not be allowed to play on any musical 
instrument during the regular hours of study, nor after the ring- 
ing of the eveaing bell, or on the Sabbath. 

24. Every suspended student shall immediately return home, 
or reside at such place, during the period of his suspension, as the 
Faculty may direct. And upon application for re-admission, he 
shall produce satisfactory testimonials of his good behaviour 
while absent. 

?6. Whereas the laws of the College are few and general, 
and cases may occur which are not expressly provided for by 
law ; in all such cases, the Faculty shall proceed according to 



their best discretion, and may punish a student by inflicting any 
College censure, according <o the nature and circumstances of 
his crime. They may alsOr^hen they think proper, accept an 
ingenuous public confessiontin lieu of a penalty, except where 
the law requires expulsion. ^ 

CHAPTER XIV. 
Of the Inspector, and cf Damages done to the College. 
^ . A professor, tutoror imer suitable person, shall be appoin- 
ted to inspect the College, and see that the rooms and entries 
are kept in good repair. • 

2. The Inspector shall visit all the apartments of the College 
once a month or oftener, tosee if any waste has been made, and 
shall cause it immediatelyto be repaired. If the waste or dam- 
age be committed in any Irivate apartment, and by the fault of 
him or them who occupy n, and in all cases where the damage 
could not be dene by a pefson from without the apartment, the 
Inspector shall charge doable for the repairs which he shall 
cause to be made; and,in|ke manner, for damages done in the 
public rooms, entries or udlnhabited apartments, or to any por- 
tion of the College property, when the offending party or par- 
ties can be discovered ; l^t when such discovery cannot be 
made, the Inspector shalljbvy the expense of repairs equally 
on all the students, and it shall be paid before the end of the 
•session in which it has been levied. If any fail to make pay_ 
ment within the time specified, the sum due from each individ. 
ual shall be added to thebill to be paid to the treasurer at the 
beginning of the next sesjlon. 

3. Damage done by Jccident, and where no blame can at^ 
tach to the party, shall be immediately made good by the per- 
son or persons who havejccasioned it, or a sufl5cient sum to ef- 
fect the repairs shall be jiid to the Inspector. 

4. The Inspector shall*keep a detailed and correct account 
of the repairs which havt been made, and of the expenses in- 
curred in consequence thereot* and of the money received for 
damages from the studen|6 and treasurer; which account he 
shall lay beforethe Trustees or their committee, for audit and 
settlement, whenever required. 



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5. Every student shall pay to the treisorer ©ae dollar, at 
the commencement of each session, to Anstimte a fond in ad- 
vance, for soch general repairs of the C^ege as are not char- 
geable to any iDdiyidaal. 



CHAPTER XV. I 
Of the Librarian and iMtranf. 

1 . The Tnistees or Facalty shall appomt a Librarian, who 
shall execate the datie* of his office agrsably to the direciion 
«f the Facalty, in all matters which are jm provided for by the 
roles established by ihe Trustees. j 

2. Every student ehall, at the comn:ea^ment of each se^ioo, 
pay to the treasarer two dollars for :he me and increase of the 
Library. 

3. The Librarian shall cai»e an accirate catalogue of all 
the books and other articles belongLQg to the Libraiy to be 
made, (ifsach catalogue be not alreacv «ade.) agreeably to a 
plan to be prescribed by the PresidcL: 111 fixture additions to 
the Library shall be immediately entere4in the catalogue ia 
the proper places and in similar macier/ 

4. He shall keep a book (to be fbrr ihri by the Trustees) for 
the purpose of recording all donatics Bade to the Library, 
with the names and places of residei-re tf the donors, and the 
value of their respective donations. 

5. Any person who shall presen: :o tke Library one hun- 
dred dollars or more in cash; or boob, naps, charts or other 
appropriate articles, to the value of one hundred dollars or 
more, shall, during life, have the priv Jegeof borrowing books 
from the Library, subject to the same rules as other persons 
who are entitled to the use of it. 

6. The Librarian shall attend at tie Library once a week, 
©r oftener, during every session, oo sniaday and at soch hoar 
as he shall appoint, to give out books d all who have a i^it 
to apply. He shall enter in a book, kept for the purpose, the 
names of all who borrow books, with the title, size and condi- 
tion of the volumes borrowed; by which entry he shall compare 
them when returned. 

Xostadeo^cr other person, excep: member? »£ the Facul- 



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ty, shall t^e allowed to take out of the Library at one timie, more 
than one folio or quarto, or two octavo or smaller volumes, 
which shall he returned before he shall have liberty to borrow 
any other books. 

8. The Librarian shall tpermit no student to keep a book 
longer than as follows, viz: A folio, four weeks ; a quarto, three 
weeks ; an octavi>^ t«ro freaks; and every other book, one 
week. 

9. No book received from the Library shall be lent; and 
he who receives it shall be dhswerable for every injury done to 
it while in his possession: jif lost, defaced or torn, he shall pay 
at sum proportionable to tM damage incurred, or replace it, at 
the choice of the Faculty., If the volume lost, or materially in- 
jured , belong to a valuable set, he shall pay for the whole set, 
and take the broken set as his own property. 

10. Any student whoshMl keep a book smaller than an octa- 
vo longer than one week, wiall be fined twelve and a half cents 
for e it h additional weekyor fraction of a week: the fine for 
keeping an octavo, beyonii the limited time of two weeks, shall 
be twenty five cents for dtch additional week or fraction of a 
week: for keeping a qua^o longer than three weeks the fine 
shall be thirty-seven aud Ihalf cents for each additional week 
or fraction of a week: anff for keeping a folio longer than four 
weeks, the fine shall be fifty cents for each additional week or 
fraction of a week. No person on whom a fine shall have been 
imposed, shall be allowelto take a book from the Library, till 
the fine be paid. 

11. The members of tie Faculty may retain, in their keep- 
ing, books of science hjlonging to the branches which they 
teach, as long as to the President and Librarian it shall appear 
that the general interesH of the institution will permit; provi- 
ded that this time does m extend beyond that session of the 
College during which ihfe books shall be borrowed from the 
Library. * 

12. No book shall be permitted to be carried more than two 
niiles from the College. on any pretext, or by any person what- 
ever, except by special authority from the Trustees. 

13. No person, not having aright to the use of the Library, 



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aall be permitted to borrow a book thg-efrom, without deposit- 
,Qg with the Librarian the value of th4 whole set, which shall 
oe forfeited, if the book be not duly rejarDed. 

14. The Trustees, and other persilis authorized by them, 
may borrow books from the Library, abject to the limitations 
specified in the seventh and twelfth sections of this chapter. 
Provided always, that they keep no vMnme longer than eigrht 
weeks, on penalty of such fines as arMoentioned in the tenth 
section. i 

15. The citizens of Nashville and its vicinity may borrow 
books from the Library, on paying indlridually to the Treasar- 
er three dollar? per session, in advaneLfor the privilege, sub- 
ject to the same rules as the studerts. ) 

16. If a Trustee or member of the Faculty desire to consult 
a book in the Library without takinsril from the room, it shall 
he the duty of the Librarian to attend 1|im for that purpose. 

17. No books shall be taken from th^ibrary by the students 
dorii.g the regular vacations of the Cofeee. 

18. The President shall specify s«h books, maps, &c. at 
are, on no account, to be taken oct ai the Library ; and also 
such works as it may be improper f r (be students to rea<^. 

19. The Librarian shall keep an exict a<'count of the money 
received by him for fines, or from any quarter for the benefit of 
the Library, and submit it to the eianunatioa of the Trustees 
whenever required. 



CHAPTER XVI. 
Of ihe ^Apparatus, Laboratory} ^'C, 
The Philosophical, Astronomical and Electrical Apparatus; 
the Laboratory, Museum, Cabinet cf Natural Histiry, Botani- 
cal Garden, and every other similar collection or establish naent 
which now belongs or may hereafter belong to this institution, 
shall be committed to the care and control of the Professors 
severally who shall have occasion to make use of them in their 
course of instruction ; or to such other persons as the Trustees 
or Faculty may appoint, and subject to such rules and regula- 
tions -as they may prescribe. 

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CHAPTER XVII. 
Of the Treasurer. 
1 The Treasurer shall, on entering upon his office, give 
8uch bond and security for the faithful discharge -of his duties 
as shall be satisfactory to the Boatrd of Trustees. 

2. He shall ketep his accotliits in suth manner as the Board 
may prescribe ; and always in such manner as to exhibit clear- 
ly and distinctly all the different sources of revenue, with the 
sums received from each; and also the particular objects of ex- 
penditure^, with the sums expisnded on each. 

3. He shall, on no occasioa, pay out any money from the 
College Treasury except upon the authority of a warrant or 
order signed by the Ppesidentj or by some person duly authori- 
2Jed by the Trustees. 

4. He shall make up the g^sion bills of tbe students agree- 
ably to a written statement lo be iurnished him by the Presi- 
dent or clerk of the Faculty,lis often as may be necessary. 

6, He shall refund nomoiiy to a student on leaving College 
before the close of a session,^except upon the order ot the Pres- 
ident, 

6. His accouiits shall be Wly examined and "settled, at the 
closeof each session, byacwnmittee appointed by the Trus- 
tees ; and their report shall, if accepted, be recorded in the 
minutes of the Board . 

7. The clerk of the Facolty shall, at the end of each ses- 
sion, furnish to the Board aa accurate list of all the students 
Tvho may have been connficted with the College during that 
session, with the dates of tbeir admission and departure, and a 
specification of the sums wl^ch they ought respectively to have 
paid into the Treasury or to have drawn from it; with which 
list the committee above nied shall compare the entries in 
the 'treasurer's books: and the Treasurer shall be responsible 
for any deficiencv which sTiall appear to have resulted from 
his fault or negligence. 



CHAPTER XVflf. 
Of Resident Graduates, 
1. Gjraduates intending to reside for improvement at thl^ 



2o 



College, ^ail sigmfr to the President fctinctly tbat such is their 



inteotioo : and also that they will c( 
ions of the statntes cootamed in this 
laws of the lostitotion reapccting 

2. Resident graduate? shall treat 
tiofis of the College with respect; 
der and obedience among the aadei 

3. Tbej shall hare the free and 
bfary, by paying to the Trcasarer ti 
the same; sai^ect howe«^er to all 
brary. as contained in chapter XV. 

4. They may attend the recit 
the Cdlegrc or the lectnres of 



with ail the proris- 

>ter, and with all the 

and orderly behaTioor. 

the officers and instite- 

I eaconrage dilig^ice, oi' 

loates. 

use of the College Li 
dollars per seasioa fi)r 
LW3 relatiTe to the Li- 

any class or classes in 
ic^>. by paying to the 
Treasurer, if ahamd of the College,|iie half of the costoraaij 
toirioQ fee; if gradaates of other Cofl^es, by paying the whole 
toitioofee: and provided always iiaitiey hare the penaissioa 
of the Facolt}-. 

5. They may diet in the College R|fectory. at the same price 
andsabject to the same niles^as the ad ergrad nates. 

6. They may receive private iislimtion from any officer of 
the College who may be willing tc gitt it, for which they shall 
make sach compensation as shal! be ^reed on between &em 
and sach officer. 

7. They shall not Ti 'it the rooss of the andcraradaates in 
study hoars nor after the ringing :: the evening bell, withoat 
pcnni^ioo from some member of roe Facalty. 

8. If any resident graduate shall bejndged by the Faculty 
to act in a manner injarioiis to the College, he shall be so inform- 
ed; and shall thenceforward cease to possess the privileges as- 
sored to him by these laws. 



CH.\PTE% XIX. 
Of Dismiuums and Manca from CoiU^e. 
1. Any stodeat desirons to leave Coflege before the comple- 
tion of his coarse, shall, if a minor, prodoce from his parent or 
gnnrdian a written certificate or statemeat that soch is his 
wish : and the President is aothorized to grant him wch certi- 
&cate of dismiifiioQ as he may deserre. 



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S. Iniei«e¥y certificate of dismission from College, the rea- 
sons of flismission shall be specified, and the student's stand iogf 
as a^cholar particularlj mentioned. 

3. A sttident dismissel suspended, or expelled from College, 
dball have refonded to Mm whatever be may have advanced to 
the Treasurer or Steward forfcoard, wood and washing, beyond 
the date of his dLsmission, suspension or expulsion. 

4. Should a student leave the College altogether, without 
obtaining a regular di^nissioo, or without the President's per- 
mission, he shall be i-egirded and treated as a suspended stu- 
dent 

-6. Every matriculated stiiient will be required to pay the 
whole charges for tuition, rown-rent, library and servants' hire 
of each session, unless he sl^l be absent longer than the half 
of a session on account of sickness, or some other urgent neces- 
sity which may be satisfictoi^ to the Faculty, in which case he 
shall pay the half of said charges. 



CHi^TER XX. 
i 
Of Commencementi. and Academical Degrees. 

1. There shall be an anaul^ Commencement on the first Wed- 
nesday of October. 

2. This College is authorised to grant all the academical de- 
grees which are, or may b^ranted by any College or Univer- 
sity in Europe or America. ^. 

3. The degrees of Bachdbr and Master of Arts shall be con- 
ferred by the President vfh the consent of the Faculty: and 
all other degrees shall be conferred by the President with the 
concurrence and approbatioD of the Trustees. 

4. No student shall be a^itted to the first degree in the arts 
who has not attended to thiregular course of study prescribed 
to the college, in a manner latisfactory to the Faculty; or who 
has not paid all his Colleg^dues and the usual fees; or who 
shall refuse to perform the commencement exercises assigned 
him by the Faculty. 

5. Bachelors of three years standing, and of good moral 
character, may be admitted to the second degree, upon season- 



2? 

able application to the Preadent or Faorit}', aad on pa)^!!^ the 
customary fees. 

6. Candidates for the Master''* deg^rie may perform snch 
eserciees at 4be psblic CommencemeDtias the President shall 
approve. 

7. Persons who have Tecei^'ed a degrfe from any other Col- 
lege or University may. with the approlation of the Faculty or 
Trustees, be admnmitted adeundem, apo» payment ol the -anie 
fees which they would have paid had tSey originally received 
the same degree at this instilution. 

8. All diplomas shall be prepared agreeably to a firm pre^ 
scribed by the President, and at the expense of the persons 
who apply for them, 

9. Itshall be the duty of the students to attend Commonce- 
ment, and all its arrangements, m such manner as thePres'Uent 
shall direct. 



CHAPTER XXI. 
Of Vacations. 

1. There shall be two vacations in every year, consistino- of 
five and a half weeks each. The first shall begin on the day 
after Commencement: and the second, on the first Wednesday 
in April. 

2. Every student, before he leaves College at the close of 
a session, is required to deliver the key of his room to the 
Inspector, with a label attached to it, mscribed with his name 
and the number of his room. Whoever neglects to comply with 
this law shall be responsible for all the loss or damage which 
may result from such neglect. 

3. All furniture and other property left in the rooms, durino* 
the vacations, must be at the risk of the owners. 

4. It shall be the duty of the Inspector, or. in his absence, 
of the Steward, to take particular care of the College edifice 
in times of vacation; to cause the rooms and entries to be 
thoroughly cleansed and whitewashed, the chimneys to be swept 
or burnt, and all necessary repairs to be made. 

5. It is required of all the students to return to [he College 
immediately after the cloge of each vacation. And, the more 



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effectually to secure a punctaal attendance at the opening of 
the College, it is ordered, that the Faculty and students assem- 
ble in the Chapel, at twelve Qifclock at noon, on the first day of 
each session, when the roll of the College shall be called, and 
those who shall then be ascertained to be absent, shall forfeit 
their right to the rooms which they formerly occupied. And 
the rooms thus forfeited, with all others that may be vacant, 
shall be allotted to the students present, in such way as the Fa- 
culty may directs 



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GEXERAL NOTICES SXD 



1. The «t3Lted expenie? at a ft: -:/: - " "- ^^ -. - - . . 
or half Tear, pajai:^ mzi:.-*^^-^^*:^^^. lue iuuo*»iiLg. viz. 
TwtMB. - - - - f. . ^25 
Room It^it, ..... g 

Libniy, - - ' - , 2 

Sermfs' Wages. .... 2 

GcBeral Repairs or Dama^. - - 1 



i?3 



KTeiy mes9 ftudeat k reqvre ^ to ?riY b entnace or 
alatioa fee of fire dollan. and abo r^eatjffcre cents far a oopj 
of Ae pnnted laws of tbe College . t 

The dbanses forboaid. wood aoc ^asid?. wiD vary accx>r- 
ding to the state of the market Tfaer n^ alwajs be aiade as 
moderate as possible. The price cf bo^,it is expected, wiD 
not, after the cnrrent jear, extxed tw: dotars per week. The 
Steward wiQ neTer diai^ lor sMire thatfWentj weeks as con- 
stitntii^ a %9$»oo : and, in no case, t ?7 a ^agpr period than the 
student actually boards with hin. Tl^e pvsent price of wood 
k two dolbrs and fifty cents per cord. ?r aboat dght dollars fer 
the winter season; and wa^in^ is dcoe ftr fire dollaia tfaeses- 
aoo. 

S. Poor pioos joiii^ men, of good n^alaral talents, who in- 
tend to study dirinity and to become Miakteis of the Gospd, 
Bsay, withoot di^raction of sect or ntiDe, be recciTed as stn- 
dents of this Colle«:e at one half of t^ordioary cliarg:es, 

o. Stodents maj be admitted mto Cone«e at any time dnr 
n^theregolarsesBOBS; bat it wiO be fready to thdr advan- 
tage to eater at the commencement nt a juuiou. 

4. Stadents who wi^ to porsne oolr a put of the conne of 
st^-dies prescribed to the CoHege, or other stndies not «pe«rified 
in the law«., m^y be icdqlsed so ftr s^ the coareaieBce of the 



so 

Faculty and the general interests of the institution will permit; 
provided always, that, whetifliinors, they have the consent of 
their parents or guardians. 

5. Parents and guardians are requested to consult the best 
interests of their sons and walfds, by withholding from them the 
mean* of extravagant ind hurtful in*1ulgences, and by refusing 
to pay an} debts contracted without their approbation. 

6 Five schools or departments in tlie College have been al- 
ready provided with professors — namely, 

1. Ancient Languages. 

2. Modern Languages. 

3. Mathematics and Mechanical Philosophy. 

4. Chemistry, Experimental Philosophy and Natural History. 

5. Moral, Intellectual and Political Philosophy. To which 
also belong, at present, Rhetpric, Belles Lettres, Logic, Histo- 
ry. Political Economy, Evidence? of Christianity, &£. 

7 Agriculture, both scientific and practical, will form apart 
of the system of instruction at this College, as soon as the ne- 
ce?j*ary arrangements can b^ made for the purpose. A farm of 
one hundred and twenty acS^es, eligibly situated in the immedi- 
ate vicinity of the College,,has been purchased by the Corpo- 
ration, and the other requisite measures will be speedily adop- 
ted. 

8. Adequate provision will also be made, as soon as practica- 
ble, for the development of the science of education, and for 
the philosophical training of such of the students as may be 
destined to the highly important and honourable profession of 

teaching. 

9. The Trustees contemplate giving, in due time, to their 
College, the proper character and organization of a University, 
by establishing the sevei?4 Faculties which ought to be altachr 
cd to such an institution. 

10. The following are the principal text-books at present stu- 
died in the College, viz. 

Lacroix's Arithmetic, Bonnycastle's Algebra, Lacroix's Alge- 
bra, Legendre's Elements of Geometry, Lacroix's Plane and 
Spherical Trigonometry, Crozet's Descriptive Geometry, Cro- 
zet's Conic Sections, Bezout's Analytical Geometry, Bezout's 



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Differential and Integral Calculus, or Doctrine of Fluxions, 
Day's Surveying and Navigation, Wood's Mechanics, Wood's 
Optics, Vince's Hydrostatics, Gregory's Astronomy, Green's As- 
tronomical Recreations, Livy, Tacitus, Horace, Cicero de Ora- 
tore, De Claris Oratoribus, De Officiis, Orator ad Brutum, De 
Finibus, &c. Xenophon's Cyropaedia, Homers Iliad, Longinus, 
Dalzel's CoHectanea Graeca Majora, Mtrray's English Gram- 
mar, Campbell's Philosophy of Rhetoric, Geography by Morse, 
Worcester or Wcodbridge, Tytler's Elements of general Histo- 
ry, Priestley's Lectures on History or Millars Philosophy of 
History, Kennett or Adam's Roman Antiquities, Robinson's or 
Potter's Antiquities of Greece, Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric 
and Belles Lettres, Hedge's Logic. Cafallo's Natural Philoso- 
phy, Henry or Thomson's Chemistry, Paley's Moral and Po- 
litical Philosophy, Witherspoon's do. Paley's Natural Theolo- 
gy, Alexander's Evidences of the Christian Religion, Paley'? 
do. Burlamaqui's Principles of Natural and Politic Law, Mill's 
Elements of Political Economy, Say's Political Economy [Bid- 
die's edition,] Vattel's Law of Nation^ Stewart's Philosophy 
of the Human Mind, with portions of Ii»cke, Reid and Brown. 
Upon the subjects of Agriculture, Geology, Botany, Mineralo- 
gy, Zoology, &c. the authors are not yet specified. 

The Faculty will, from time to time, make such changes in 
the above list, as their own experience shall suggest, or as the 
farther advancement of science, or the superior merit of other 
elementary treatises may render expedient. They will also 
deliver lectures to the students on all the subjects which may 
require additional illustration. 

It is not expected that every undergraduate will thoroughly 
study every author above named, or that all the students will 
read equal portions of the same authors. It is the intention of 
the Faculty to make scholars of all their pupils to the extent of 
their capacity to learn. They will endeavour to teach them a 
subject, a science, or a language, rather than the words or dog- 
mas of a text-book. They will neither urge any forward be- 
yond their strength, nor impede the progress of those who are 
able to advance. The several classes will be divided and 
sub-divided, according to the ages, talents and attainments of 

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the individuals who compose them ; and each division or sec- 
tion will be diligently instructed in the way best adapted to 
their circumstances. Upon this plan, the evils ordinarily inci- 
dent to an arbitrary arrangemfent of a hundred or more youths, 
of various ages, characters and qualifications, into four classes, 
will be, in a great measure, avoided. At the usual period of 
leaving College, many will have mastered the whole course pre- 
scribed ; others will be well skilled in whatever they may have 
studied ; and all will have learned ho-iso to study, and consequent- 
ly be able to grapple with difficulties, and to find their way to 
scientific, literary or professional eminence. 

With these explanations, it will not be suspected that the pre- 
ceding catalogue of books has been introduced for the purpose 
of mere display, or with the slightest wish to impose on even 
the most superficial. Several of the works mentioned, it is ob- 
vious, are designed for men and philosophers^ rather than for 
boys and tyros. Ii must depend chiefly on the professor or 
teacher whether the juvenile learner shall be profited by the 
use of such authors. lndeed,no course can be pointed out by 
human wisdom which might not prove nugatory through defect 
of talent or industry on the part of the instructer ; while, on the 
other hand, a very imperfect system may be comparatively ef- 
ficient and successful in the hands of those who understand 
their duties and are faithful in the discharge of them. Howev- 
er abstract and profound may be the principles and the re- 
sults inculcated by the moralist, the metaphysician, the poli- 
tical economist, the civilian, the philologist or the mathemati- 
cian, they must be so simplified and exhibited by the teacher as 
to be readily comprehended by the pupil. 

The whole business of instruction ought to be so conducted as 
most cfiectually to develop, discipline, invigorate and mature 
all the faculties ; intellectual, moral and physical of every stu- 
dent. And to the ultimate attainment of this grand desidera- 
tum in education, the best exertions of the friends of Cumber- 
land College and tbc future University of Nashville, will be 
steadily directed. 



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Of the Trustees of the College, , ^ . .3 
Of the Faculty of the College, .... 4 

Of the President, 5 

Of the Professors, . . . . ^ . 6 

Of the Tutors, ....... 6 

Of Admission into College, ..... 7 

Of Punishments, . • . . » . 9 

Of Study, . ...... 10 

Of Public Speaking, ,12 

Of the Steward, and of order in the Dining Hall, 12 

Of Dress, 14 

Of Religious Exercises and the Sabbath, . . 14 
Of Moral Conduct and Criminal Offences, , . 15 
Of the Inspector, and of Damages done to the College, 20 
Of the Librarian and Library, .... 21 
Of the Apparatus, Laboratory, kc. ... 23 

Of the Treasurer, 24 

Of Resident Graduates, 24 

Of Dismissions and Absences from the College, . 26 
Of Commencements and Academical Degrees, . 26 

Of Vacations 27 

General Notices, . . • - • 29 



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